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College basketball just had its best November ever. This needs to be the scheduling standard moving forward

The season debut of Matt Norlander's Court Report also power-ranks the Power Five (hello, ACC!) and has more info on the future of Players Era

Who's college basketball's best team? Michigan makes case with emphatic, history-making Players Era title run

An emphatic message was sent in Las Vegas this week, as Dusty May's Wolverines set records and earned their perch for No. 1

Players Era Updates Day 3: Kansas, Iowa State go 3-0 without star guards; No. 3 Houston still work in progress

Matt Norlander's Vegas notebook is loaded with info from Wednesday, including an update on Darryn Peterson's timeline to return

Players Era format needs to be tweaked in order for event to reach its full potential in 2026 and beyond

As the biggest regular season event continues to grow, it also needs to evolve to allow fans to embrace it to its full potential

Players Era Updates, Day 2: Tennessee shuts down Houston; why Iowa State may miss out on more NIL money

Matt Norlander's Tuesday notebook also has more on St. John's bouncing back to get even in Vegas

Players Era Updates, Day 1: Big 12's huge Monday in Vegas; Iowa State's Lipsey injured in win vs. St. John's

Matt Norlander's got a variety of updates from Vegas, including details on the Big 12 buying big into Players Era for the next five years

Everyone underrated Gonzaga, and now it looks like Mark Few has yet another team with Final Four DNA

The Bulldogs got off to a great start at Players Era with a double-digit win over No. 8 Alabama late Monday night

Big tournament, bigger money: How the Players Era event is changing college basketball in just its second year

Last year it was eight teams, this year it's 18. In 2026, Players Era is going to 32 and warping college hoops' November with it

Arizona already has wins over Florida, UCLA and UConn; the Wildcats are undeniably college hoops' No. 1 team

College basketball has no shortage of potentially great teams. But as of now, everyone is chasing Tommy Lloyd's group

Kansas predictably fell short vs. Duke, but good news: Bill Self says Darryn Peterson could be back next week

No high-major team needs a player more than Kansas needs Darryn Peterson. Might we see his return in Las Vegas?

Kentucky gets rocked by Michigan State and now Mark Pope has a very expensive problem he must fix ASAP

Amid a bad start with two deflating losses, Mark Pope makes a promise to Kentucky's fan base: "We won't fail this season"

UConn spoils homecoming for AJ Dybantsa as BYU's comeback bid falls short in Silas Demary's Husky breakout

UConn was missing a certain edge and physicality last season, but the Huskies look built for a return to the top

Coach K has banner night at Army: How Jon Scheyer made it happen and continues to innovate Duke's scheduling

With a road game vs. the Black Knights, Scheyer honors Coach K's legacy while upgrading Duke's scheduling reputation

The wild story behind why Penn State played a road game in a tiny gym of the newest school in Division I

New Haven's gym has an official capacity of only 867, and on Saturday, it pulled off a coup: playing host to a Big Ten program

NCAA bans six college basketball players after gambling investigation reveals game-fixing at three schools

Players from Arizona State, New Orleans and Mississippi Valley State were involved in the unrelated cases

Matt Norlander is a national award-winning senior writer in his 15th season covering college basketball for CBS Sports. He also co-hosts the Eye on College Basketball podcast and is a college hoops analyst and insider for CBS Sports HQ and CBS Sports Network. In addition to college hoops, Norlander covers the NBA Draft, is CBS Sports' lead Olympics columnist and occasionally writes on golf. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two sons, is an avid guitarist, amateur drummer and enthusiastic skier. You're happily invited to send him story tips and music recommendations.

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